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Nonprofit · EIN 95-6132185

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90007

Financials

$81.6M$60.2M2022$75.1M$65.3M2023$84.5M$72.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$84,474,155$72,597,432$11,876,723$487,050,097$197,702,329$289,347,768
June 30, 2024990$75,065,013$65,306,568$9,758,445$454,852,876$184,541,826$270,311,050
June 30, 2023990$81,574,257$60,209,771$21,364,486$429,352,546$172,747,733$256,604,813
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$25,757,024
of which government grants
$9,545,642
Membership dues
$2,498,033
Program service revenue
$36,740,725
Investment income
$19,532,090
Net rental income
$755,095
Net gain from sales of assets
$12,793,358
Other revenue
$2,444,316

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,268,940
Other salaries and wages
$28,525,852
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$38,376,845
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$274,276
Accounting fees
$206,826
Occupancy
$2,533,063
Travel
$137,415
Depreciation
$8,691,468
Program services (functional)
$46,451,904
Management and general (functional)
$18,737,734
Fundraising (functional)
$7,407,794

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$454,852,876
Total assets, end of year
$487,050,097
Total liabilities, end of year
$197,702,329
Net assets, end of year
$289,347,768
Land, buildings and equipment
$174,249,292
Publicly traded securities
$143,313,607
Net assets without donor restrictions
$163,244,290
Net assets with donor restrictions
$126,103,478
Gross unrelated business income
$21,029
Gross receipts
$114,677,662
Employees
577
Volunteers
438
Year formed
1965
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
LORI BETTISON-VARGAPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
44$513,411$287,548$47,312
LESLIE NEGRITTOCFO, COO, SECRETARY
Officer
44$398,738$0$30,500
LUIS CHIAPPESR. VP, RESEARCH & COLLECTIONS
Key employee
44$395,782$0$30,500
PAUL BESSIRECHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Key employee
44$395,782$0$21,317
SHANA MATHURCHIEF STRATEGY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Key employee
44$325,833$0$30,500
NOOSHIN NATHANCHIEF TALENT OFFICER
Key employee
44$317,737$0$30,450
MAURICE OCHOAASSOC VP, OPERATION, FACILITIES
Highest-paid employee
44$188,392$0$28,259
STEPHEN MANUEL DE LA ROSAASSOC VP, FINANCIAL PLANNING
Highest-paid employee
44$201,054$0$15,246
LAUREL ELIZABETH DICKOWVP, LEARNING & ENGAGEMENT
Highest-paid employee
44$199,684$0$15,975
CHEBON DEE MARSHALLCHIEF OF STAFF
Key employee
44$193,063$0$4,952
MARA NAIDITCHASSOC VP, STRATEGIC CONTENT MKTG
Highest-paid employee
44$185,566$0$12,003
SABRINA BURRISASSOC VP, IDEA INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
44$177,170$0$5,315
VICTORIA APARECETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STACEY ARMATOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANISSA BALSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
38 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KEITH BERGLUNDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELLE BLACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ESTHER CHAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN DEVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLENE DIMAS-PEINADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN EPSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM M GARLAND IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD GENOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN A HOFFMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL H JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DEBORAH KALLICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RITA KAMPALATHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LORRI KAMPFNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD KELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
VINCE LAWLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARGARET LEVYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH LUMARADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WALTER MARKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGG MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE G MEDINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD MOSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NORAMAE MUNSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NAOMI NAKAGAMA-KURATATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN PAYDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNA PERLSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTY PRECIADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT PROCOPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NAOMI RAINEY-PIERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKAELA RANDOLPHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER SCRANTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF STIBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CYNTHIA TELLESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JUN XUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HEATHER DE ROOSCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CURTIS C JUNGPRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALEX KENDALLVP, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MEGAN MCGOWAN-EPSTEINPRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 52 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
LORI BETTISON-VARGAPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
44$595,630$268,588$48,393
LESLIE NEGRITTOCFO, COO, SECRETARY
Officer
44$354,567$0$23,511
LUIS CHIAPPES.V.P., RESEARCH & COLLECTIONS
Key employee
44$335,678$0$30,000
PAUL BESSIRECHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Key employee
44$342,227$0$16,972
SHANA MATHURCHIEF STRATEGY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Key employee
44$305,622$0$30,000
ROSHANNA SABARATNAMCHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER
Key employee
44$309,315$0$21,600
NOOSHIN NATHANCHIEF TALENT OFFICER
Key employee
44$298,385$0$29,668
HAE SU OH UNTIL 122023S.V.P., EDU, EXH, & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
44$299,038$0$18,585
KERRY TOOLANASSOC VP, ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
44$184,125$0$27,619
MARTHA GARCIASPECIAL ASSISTANT, NHM
Highest-paid employee
44$42,561$157,856$4,238
MARA NAIDITCHASSOC VP, STRATEGIC CONTENT MKT
Highest-paid employee
44$177,525$0$10,651
MIGUEL ALVAREZASSISTANT VP, FACILITIES & OPER
Highest-paid employee
44$172,527$0$13,701
SABRINA BURRISASSOC VP, IDEA INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
44$170,536$0$5,116
STACEY ARMATOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANISSA BALSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHELLE BLACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ESTHER CHAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN DEVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCY EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALAN EPSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHANNON FAULKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILLIAM M GARLAND IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KAREN A HOFFMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL H JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DEBORAH KALLICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RITA KAMPALATHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD KELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
VINCE LAWLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARGARET LEVYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSEPH LUMARADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WALTER MARKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREGG MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE G MEDINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD MOSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NORAMAE MUNSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NAOMI NAKAGAMA-KURATATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KATHY PATTERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOAN PAYDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JENNA PERLSTEINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARTY PRECIADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT PROCOPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NAOMI RAINEY-PIERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKAELA RANDOLPHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PETER SCRANTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFF STIBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHELDON STONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JUN XUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HEATHER DE ROOSCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CHARLENE DIMAS-PEINADOVP, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CURTIS C JUNGPRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
ALEX KENDALLVP, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MEGAN MCGOWAN-EPSTEIPRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 57 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
LORI BETTISON-VARGAPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
44$537,663$253,499$44,130
DAWN MCDIVITTSECRETARY/CHIEF DEPUTY DIR
Officer
44$88,937$292,842$29,366
PAUL BESSIRECHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Key employee
44$350,673$0$14,027
LUIS CHIAPPES.V.P., RESEARCH & COLLECT
Key employee
44$322,802$0$27,000
HAE SU OHS.V.P., EDU, EXH, & COMMUN
Key employee
44$312,371$0$21,742
SHANA EVA MATHURCHIEF STRATEGY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
Key employee
44$302,105$0$27,000
ROSHANNA SABARATNAMCHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER
Key employee
44$298,218$0$20,500
NOOSHIN NATHANCHIEF TALENT OFFICER
Key employee
44$291,696$0$26,016
LESLIE JOAN NEGRITTOCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICE
Officer
44$260,644$0$11,812
MARTHA GARCIASPECIAL ASSISTANT, NHM
Highest-paid employee
44$42,164$147,901$3,738
MARA NAIDITCHASSOC VP, MARKETING & ENTE
Highest-paid employee
44$172,532$0$10,352
SABRINA BURRISSPECIAL ASSIST. TO PRES.,
Highest-paid employee
44$167,846$0$13,084
JOEL MARTINASSOC VP, R&C
Highest-paid employee
44$153,833$0$13,116
CARLOS CASILLADIRECTOR, SAFETY & RISK
Highest-paid employee
44$146,423$0$15,700
STEPHEN MANUEL DE LA ROSACONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
44$152,667$0$7,571
ANISSA BALSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHELLE BLACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JAMES BLANCARTETRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD MOSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
LOUISA R CARDENASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ESTHER CHAOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN DEVERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NANCY EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WILLIAM M GARLAND IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
STANLEY GOLDTRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NAOMI NAKAGAMA-KURATATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KATHY PATTERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
KAREN A HOFFMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANDREW JAMESONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MICHAEL JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RITA KAMPALATHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD KELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ALEX KENDALLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
VINCE LAWLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARGARET LEVYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOSEPH LUMARADATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WALTER MARKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
GREGG MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE G MEDINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ERIC B MOORETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NORAMAE MUNSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DIANE NAEGELETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOAN PAYDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MIKAELA RANDOLPHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
NAOMI RAINEY-PIERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PETER SCRANTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JEFF STIBELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SHELDON STONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT PROCOPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
MARTY PRECIADOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
RICHARD VOLPERTTRUSTEE (UNTIL 06/2023)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JUN XUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
HEATHER DE ROOSPRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CHARLENE DIMAS-PEINADOVP, BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
SHANNON FAULKCHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
CURTIS C JUNGPRESIDENT, BOARD OF GOVERN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
MEGAN MCGOWAN-EPSTEINVP, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
900 EXPOSITION BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007-4057
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LORI BETTISON-VARGA, 900 EXPOSITION BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007
Signed the 990
LESLIE NEGRITTO, CFO
Phone
(213) 763-3442
Return prepared by
SINGERLEWAK LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6132185 or by the name LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE WONDER, DISCOVERY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR NATURAL AND CULTURAL WORLDS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH PERMANENT AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL & PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, DISPLAYS PERMANENT & TEMPORARY EXHIBITS, MAINTAINS COLLECTIONS, AND CONDUCTS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITH A MISSION TO INSPIRE WONDER, DISCOVERY & RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR NATURAL & CULTURAL WORLDS.
    Expenses $46,451,904 · revenue $36,740,725

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
95-6132185
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1966
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$487,050,097
Income (IRS master file)
$114,677,662

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$84,474,155$72,597,432$487,050,097IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$75,065,013$65,306,568$454,852,876IRS
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$81,574,257$60,209,771$429,352,546XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$78,720,395$54,927,484$377,479,748IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-6132185).

Questions about LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION is 95-6132185.
Is LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
Are donations to LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LORI BETTISON-VARGA.
Who are the officers and directors of LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 53 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $513,411 (LORI BETTISON-VARGA, PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $84,474,155, expenses of $72,597,432 and total assets of $487,050,097 at year end.

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